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Jody Ridley
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| Born: May 19, 1942 |
Currently: Assumed Inactive/Retired - Status Needed
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| Hometown: Chatsworth, GA, United States of America |
Fun Fact: This Driver Has a Page on The Third Turn!
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| BIOGRAPHY
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| Jody Ridley (born May 19, 1942, in Chatsworth, Georgia) is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.
His career statistics include 140 career starts, 1 win, 7 top fives, 56 top tens, and 2 top ten points finishes (5th in 1981, and 7th in 1980).
In the 1989 Daytona 500, Ridley took over for an injured Bill Elliott, but he would have a hard crash later in the race.
He now resides in Chatsworth, Georgia. He was inducted in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2007.<ref>"Inductees". Georgia Racing Hall of Fame (2008). Retrieved on 2008-07-30.</ref>
References
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he now is partial owner of a used car lot and is restoring classic muscle cars
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| CAREER RESULTS
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1991
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20 of 20 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
376
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| 1992
|
18 of 18 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
387
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| 1993
|
20 of 20 |
3 |
16 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
22
|
| 1994
|
21 of 21 |
3 |
12 |
16 |
N/A |
3 |
89
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| 1995
|
8 of 21 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
N/A |
23 |
0
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| 1997
|
1 of 20 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
0
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| 2000
|
2 of 15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
42
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| 2001
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4 of 16 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
34 |
0
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| TOTALS
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94 |
12
12.8% |
55
58.5% |
73
77.7% |
2
2.1% |
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916
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1985
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1+ of 16 |
0 |
0 |
1+ |
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|
0
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| 1987
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3+ of 24 |
0 |
3 |
3+ |
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|
15
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| 1989
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1 of 16 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
0
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| TOTALS
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5 |
0
0% |
4
80% |
5
100% |
0
0% |
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15
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1974
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1+ of 11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
0
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| 1975
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1+ of 13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0
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| 1979
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1+ of 16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
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91
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| 1982
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2 of 19 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
N/A |
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0
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| 1983
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2+ of 20 |
0 |
0 |
2+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1984
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1+ of 19 |
0 |
1+ |
1+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1985
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1+ of 16 |
0 |
0 |
1+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1986
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1+ of 16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
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0
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| 1987
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4+ of 15 |
0 |
0 |
2+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1988
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1+ of 16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
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0
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| 1989
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1+ of 15 |
0 |
1+ |
1+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1990
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1+ of 17 |
0 |
1+ |
1+ |
N/A |
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0
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| TOTALS
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17 |
0
0% |
4
23.5% |
9
52.9% |
0
0% |
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91
|
| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1995
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7+ of 20 |
0 |
3+ |
5+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1996
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14+ of 20 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
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0
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| 1997
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3+ of 14 |
0 |
2 |
2+ |
N/A |
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0
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| TOTALS
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24 |
0
0% |
9
37.5% |
20
83.3% |
0
0% |
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0
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1980
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2+ of 5 |
1 |
1+ |
1+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1981
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8+ of 25 |
2 |
7+ |
7+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1982
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1+ of 18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0
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| 1983
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7+ of 21 |
1 |
5 |
7+ |
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|
0
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| 1984
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8+ of 24 |
0 |
5+ |
5+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1985
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13+ of 26 |
2 |
7+ |
9+ |
N/A |
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23
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| 1986
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12+ of 20 |
2 |
8+ |
8+ |
N/A |
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33
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| 1987
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16+ of 18 |
1 |
10+ |
13+ |
N/A |
1 |
0
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| 1988
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17+ of 21 |
5 |
14+ |
15+ |
N/A |
1 |
0
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| 1989
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11+ of 22 |
4 |
7+ |
8+ |
N/A |
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0
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| 1990
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12 of 12 |
3 |
9+ |
10+ |
4 |
1 |
165
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| TOTALS
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107 |
21
19.6% |
73
68.2% |
83
77.6% |
4
3.7% |
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221
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1997
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5+ of 19 |
1 |
5+ |
5+ |
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0
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| 1998
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1+ of 21 |
0 |
1+ |
1+ |
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0
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| TOTALS
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6 |
1
16.7% |
6
100% |
6
100% |
0
0% |
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0
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